butt of his revolver

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What were those black figures moving along the side of yonder dune?His hand went to the butt of his revolver as he saw them.But he was presently reassured; they were only vultures and eagles over-gorged by the fruits of war; the only beings besides wolves and hyaenas, who pluck them.…Cited from For Fortune and Glory, by Lewis Hough

He reached the door, his hand went back to the butt of his revolver.And then it snapped in Terry, that last restraint which had been at the breaking-point all this time.…Cited from Black Jack, by Max Brand

Rudolf threw himself against the door: it yielded, he was inside, and in an instant he had shut the door and driven the bolt home again, leaving Bauer in the gutter outside.Then he turned, with his hand on the butt of his revolver.I know that he hoped to find Rupert of Hentzau's face within a foot of his.…Cited from Rupert of Hentzau, by Anthony Hope [See Zenda]#

Keith's hand was on the butt of his revolver as he made his way through the black night.He could not see the gravel path under his feet but could only feel it.…Cited from The River's End, James Oliver Curwood

One hand took up his little bundle of food; the, other dropped to the butt of his revolver.He went swiftly to the spot where he had left the Indian whom he had thought half dead.…Cited from The Desert Valley, by Jackson Gregory

Therefore he was knocking out the glass with the butt of his revolver.He crawled through the opening just as some one sat up in bed with a frightened exclamation.…Cited from The Big-Town Round-Up, by William MacLeod Raine

He made some effort to resist but the next moment he pitched forward.One of the Germans had struck him on the head with the butt of his revolver.It was a stunning blow, and the man was certainly silenced.…Cited from Facing the German Foe, by Colonel James Fiske

The latter hammered him over the head with the butt of his revolver.Shouts and oaths came from the infuriated thieves, but the police fought like bulldogs, with tenacious courage, silent and grim.…Cited from The Secret Passage, By Fergus Hume

And when his arms fell, his right hand lodged instinctively on the butt of his revolver.It was a prophetic gesture, but there, again, was something that Terry Hollis did not understand.…Cited from Black Jack, by Max Brand

His chief concern, however, from the start appeared to be Hap Smith.The stage driver's hand had gone to the butt of his revolver and now rested there.The muzzle of the short barrelled shotgun made a short quick arc and came to bear on Hap Smith.…Cited from Six Feet Four, by Jackson Gregory

"Take my gun -- take it quickly, Sally, I can't trust myself; looking at him, I can see the place where the bullet should strike home."He forced the butt of his revolver into her hands, rose, and stepped to the door, his hands clasped behind his back.…Cited from Trailin'!, by Max Brand

He hitched his belt so that the butt of his revolver came farther forward.Cited from The Night Horseman, by Max Brand

Lee Haines caught him by the shoulder and jerked Silent around.His hand held the butt of his revolver, and his whole arm trembled with eagerness for the draw."Take your hand from her, Jim!" he said.…Cited from The Untamed, by Max Brand

Slim laid his hand on the butt of his revolver, ready to draw, if necessary, to enforce his command.Cited from The Round-Up, by John Murray and Mills Miller

Philip's hand dropped on the butt of his revolver.Cited from Steele of the Mounties,by James Oliver Curwood

For a full minute not a sound passed between the two men.Philip's hand had slipped to the butt of his revolver, but he had no intention of using it.…Cited from The Golden Snare, By James Oliver Curwood

"Comes Gregson, let's see what we can discover."In the gloom outside one of his hands slipped under his coat and rested on the butt of his revolver.Until ten o'clock they mixed casually among the populace of Le Pas.…Cited from The Danger Trail, by James Oliver Curwood

Every nerve of the man was alert, every muscle ready for action.One brown hand lingered affectionately close to the butt of his revolver.He had come out of the front door of the gambling-house because he knew the Rutherfords would expect him, in the exercise of ordinary common sense, to leave by the rear exit.…Cited from The Sheriff's Son, by William MacLeod Raine

The two men were suddenly conscious that they were being surrounded.Peter's hand stole on to the butt of his revolver.…Cited from Peter Ruff and the Double Four, by Oppenheim

In this moment Philip knew that the time to act was at hand.His fingers gripped tighter about the butt of his revolver as he stepped forward out of the shadow.Bram would have seen him then, but in that same instant he had flung back his head and from his throat there went forth a cry such as Philip had never heard from man or beast before.…Cited from The Golden Snare, By James Oliver Curwood